(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Nomadic Massive brings its global hip-hop and dance rhythms to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 7pm. Claiming its hometown as “Montreal, Chile, Haiti, Brazil, France, Argentina, St-Vincent, Barbados, France, and Algeria,” the group – based in Montreal — is a force to be reckoned with, and its live show is a multilingual eruption of old school hip-hop with live instrumentation and a deeply global vibe.

 

Nomadic Massive is collective of eight musicians from seven countries rapping in five languages, blending English, French, Spanish, Creole, and Arabic with old-school boom bap beats, live instrumentation, and reggae, funk, and Caribbean samples. Finding inspiration in hip-hop traditions of the past and combining them with their signature global attitude, Nomadic Massive represents a new, international frontier of hip-hop.

 

Nomadic Massive has shared stages with Ariane Moffat, K’naan, and Wyclef Jean, and performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Harbourfront Global Hip-Hop festival, and France’s Printemps de Bourges festival. When the multitalented group isn’t rocking out on stages worldwide, its members keep busy with social justice-oriented side projects, including running legal aid clinics for immigrants, engaging in exchanges with other artists, conducting musical and educational workshops, and filming a documentary about the recent Haitian elections.

 

 

Free Day

 

MASS MoCA’s annual Free Day takes place on Saturday, January 31, from 11am to 7pm, before Nomadic Massive hits the stage.

 

Dinner and snacks are available from Lickety Split before and during the show. A full bar serves Berkshire Brewing Company beers and Berkshire Mountain Distillery spirits. Tickets are $5 for students and members, $10 in advance, and $15 day of. Tickets for all events are available through the MASS MoCA box office located on Marshall Street in North Adams, open 11am – 5pm Wednesdays through Mondays; closed Tuesdays through spring 2015. Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling 413.662.2111 during box office hours or purchased on-line at MASS MoCA. All events are held rain or shine.

 

MASS MoCA’s galleries are open 11am to 5pm every day except Tuesdays. The Hall Art Foundation’s Anselm Kiefer exhibition is open seasonally, through November 30. Gallery admission is $18 for adults, $16 for veterans and seniors, $12 for students, $8 for children 6 to 16, and free for children 5 and under. Members are admitted free year-round. For additional information, call 413.662.2111 x1 or visit MASS MoCA.